| hello goodbye hello goodbye |
[Wednesday
June 6th, 2007
11:22pm
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You know that feeling when you're listening to a song and it seems as if everyone is moving to the rhythm ablaze in your ears? It was really cool on the train today. I was standing in a place where I could get a really good view of everyone and all movements--paper rustling, sneezing, hand gestures, etc.--seemed to match my song. Pretty crazy, no?
By the way, the newspaper industry can not be dying. Every single person was reading a hard-copy version of a newspaper. As long as companies continue to publish in print (not exclusively online) despite any anxieties, the commuters will always read 'em. I mean, what else would you do with all that time?
Anyway, I've become a slave to the cubicle. I scan all types of financial aid related documents 4 days a week from 9-5. But I'm okay with that because the people around me are so wonderful. And on wednesdays, I get to work at a newspaper. Yesterday I covered an event I even saw the weatherman Mr. G. speak!
( so i can keep track... )
Any recommendations?
Also, is it counterintuitive that my nasal spray smells like pollen? COME ON flonase.
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| every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end |
[Tuesday
February 6th, 2007
3:49pm
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SO I love organic chemistry...who knew?
And college, that's a sweet deal too. Fencing is fun, and you all should read our paper at www.columbiaspectator.com. Looking on "the bright side of life" has become easier. My english professor thinks Satan is hot. My french teacher is british and ridiculously obscene and funny, all starting with "joie, say sexy with a french accent."
To try to account for all changes and growth since my last post would be futile. As I learned in my fiction class, show don't tell. Read candide, it's really good.
And yes, I've given up coherency. But I worked out my molecular models and made isobutane, whcih is exciting. Singing lessons have really gotten me over stage fright. And I love people—most people here are just incredible. I went to the opening night gala of an opera Il Signor Bruschino. Twas very exciting, in a swanky club downtown. Anyway, Legacy of the Mediterranean II seminar awaits in the building that houses the chem labs. Which reminds me i have 12 demo videos to watch tonight...gah.
ps-for reading: http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/d/dostoyevsky/d72b/chapter36.html
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| Q & A with Gregory Jbara: “I’ve never seen you laugh so hard.” |
[Sunday
July 16th, 2006
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i finished editing the interview...heres a draft.
any suggestions?
Q & A with Gregory Jbara: “I’ve never seen you laugh so hard.”
Detroit native and funny-man Gregory Jbara’s career has been on full throttle since graduation from Julliard. He’s worked with theater legends such as Julie Andrews and Jerry Lewis, gallivanted between sitcoms and movies, and has done more voiceovers than you can imagine. He lives a comfortable life in L.A. with wife Julie and two sons, enjoys home-renovations, and is now spending time on the East Coast acting as the droll yet romantic French policeman and rogue Andre Thibault in the smash-hit Broadway comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. With all these unbelievable credits under his belt, including that of being an all-star Dad, Greg spills all between numbers backstage, including how and why he got there, and some advice for you.
( rest here. )
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| best day ever! |
[Friday
July 14th, 2006
12:09am
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I know I'm a bit (well very) out of the lj loop...because my computer crashed and I had withdrawal for like a week. Then i realized I was okay without it, in fact better. But yesterday was the best way ever and I need a way to chronicle it.
I woke up early after a few weeks of relaxing without a schedule which is a rude awakening (no pun intended) to the real world. i got on a train, had coffee, made my way over to FIT. now, it was DISGUSTING outside and on the subway. my hair got frizzy, my makeup ran, my jacket got dirty. i found a bathroom and fixed myself. i walked into the human resources office, and was asked to fill out a form. the woman behind the desk said "please come in here to do some testing" and sat me down in front of a computer. im there for an hour, doing a typing test (90 words per minute!), word and excel proficiency, office terms and grammar (ie which is spelled wrong a)haven't b)hasn't c)havn't d)has ) and i had to write a mock letter. so i finally go in for the interview and the head of human resources says "ive never seen a resume like yours" and sends me to get interviewed for a position in the facilities office. they rent out rooms for events, ie fashion shows and parties. i got hired! im filing and helping them catch up...and it pays very well. so i got a job wheeeeeeeeeeee
after that i went to nadias, hung out there. haha a random guy rang the doorbell and her brother opened the door. the guy walked in and started to play the piano. turns out he was there as her dads client? who knows.
in the pouring rain i took a subway and bus to the apple store on 59th. before i got there, i passed trump tower and decided to go in, im an apprentice fan, just wanted to see...it was GORGEOUS. i spent a bit of time there, got some starbucks, then went downstairs to leave. then who did i see? SEAN!!!! the winner of this season's apprentice. hes beautiful in real life, and he waved when i called his name. i was starstruck...
then i went to the apple store and tried out the macbook. i think im getting it for college. the guys there were very helpful, not to mention good-looking...
by then it was thundering. i saw the streaks of lightning while waiting for a cab...but there were none. so i took A TOURIST BIKE!!! i met miriam and we saw superman, which was very eh. the effects and acting were great but im not crazy about the plot.
then we just roamed around the city, and i used my charms (hehe) to get the woman at sephora to do my makeup entirely.
then came the most exciting part...we headed over to the stage door of the imperial theater. we walked in (they had our names) and were told to wait on the stage! i saw the theater from the other side...it was so cool. then greg jbara came out to give us a backstage tour of dirty rotten scoundrels. greg jbara (gregoryjbara.com) plays andre, the french guy, and i interviewed him for a magazine. he gave me 3 hours altogether over the phone between numbers! hes the best. hes a talented actor and a great father...hes leaving the show in two weeks so his kids can go to kindergarden at home in LA. we saw all the props and scenery and Lucy Arnaz (muriel) and took pictures in front of the set together and we saw the the orchestra pitt and the control for the scenery. the hair people were there tending to the wigs...put a wig up to me and said "see, you cant tell where the wig ends and the hair starts!" they do good work. then we said our goodbyes and he signed my "dirty rotten money" (stage cash) saying "Joy, you truly are..." It was such an exciting, exhilerating experience. I hope to be able to go backstage to other musicals. It was so incredible. Pictures under cut.
Then we went to miriams and watched segments of rent and thus ends my adventure.
( AHHH BACKSTAGE! )
just had to write that all out....
goodnight. starting work at plastic surgeon tomorrow...
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| somewhere over the rainbow? |
[Sunday
March 19th, 2006
9:27pm
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so, what have i missed?
senior play. that was fun. you are reading the journal of lady rowena....haha. it was really great putting on a play with a lot of people i rarely spend time with. and the piano with shuki dancing was priceless.
i still need to find work study for sure. gah.
i got into nyu arts and sciences, so i guess thats good. i just didnt get into queens honors which makes me nervous about other acceptances.
i wrote a talmud paper on shomer negiah with miriam...its...interesting.
haha im completely falling apart academically (i didnt study for my history final on tuesday, nor did i begin my medeth paper due friday) but i think im okay with that. and thats a good thing that im okay with that.(as i write this... JLF1988 [9:27 PM]: im so senioritis)
oh, i read mrs dalloway. its a really good book and flows nicely. except im not sure woolf meant for each character to be a character. it seems to me that theyre all extreme aspects of personalities, or represent something larger? eh i wont get into it.
went to yearbook today (even though im sick) for 3 hours. i guess were making progress...hopefully itll be done on time.
wow, this entry is totally devoid of emotion. just thought id mention that.
oh, in other developments, i have a prom date. i think thats all.
ohhhh i remember. on friday jess and i headed over to 5th avenue for st patricks day. irish people are so much cooler! and more fun! and i believe it is note worthy that i got up onto a fence that even "god" couldnt hit.
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March 16th, 2006
6:17pm
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[Tuesday
February 7th, 2006
11:38pm
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this is a bit personal, but not really. people are coupling and happy and merry. i miss feeling my heart flutter when someone signs on. i just feel so callus to everything in general. ive lost some nerve endings over the last three years and i dont really know why. its not that no one would like me which is besides the point. its that i just cant feel anything to begin with.
and i got my priveleges back!
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| EMAIL FROM GREG JBARA! |
[Monday
February 6th, 2006
11:31pm
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Dear Joy,
You've lived up to your name. Thanks for giving so much Joy with your
kind e-mail. I don't receive many responses from folks simply saying
they had a good time.
Thank you so much,
Greg
P.S. Will you be pursuing acting as a career? Did we at least get to
meet at the stage door after the performance?
!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW COOL. goodnight folks.
i survived finals! but school has reverted into a microcosm of stalinoid terror designed collectively for seniors. this should be interesting. tata.
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| kiss poookie |
[Sunday
January 8th, 2006
11:29am
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yesss i almost finished that long chem takehome test. yale interview later at the yale club, that should be...interesting. im so tired.
( heres a quiz (click here) )
interesting.
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| weep? |
[Wednesday
December 28th, 2005
10:12pm
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so im told i never update.
JBomb918: weep to the flop beep to the bop woot toot to the floot fruit weeeeeeeee
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[Friday
December 9th, 2005
12:34am
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my eyes turn bright green when i cry.
and thanks to all my friends. i really know that you care and youre the best. i love you all so much.
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| when the president talks to god |
[Wednesday
December 7th, 2005
2:47pm
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since i last really posted, i got kicked out of an elevator by mr mark and had to fill out a disciplinary report which was then ripped up by the principal. then i yelled at him in spanish class. which he is in. ha.
on saturday night i went to desolate "town", as its called. no one was there and it was freezing. but then me sarah and jess watched my bat mitzvah tape with cute travis hahaha.
today was double chem WITH NO BREAK!! of course we all went crazy.
somehow we were discussing vampires.
mr w:blood isnt kosher, no way it is.
someone else:well it depends.you can have blood on rare meat.
ilya (out of nowhere):well you can drink breast milk!
me:wtf?
berken:he just wanted to say breast.
another one...
cnw:last night was i was a very bad boy and what happened is inappropriate for me to tell you children, therefore i did not grade your labs.
another yet...
we were talking about the article in rampage (school newspaper) about pot and how we discussed it in other classes.
farah:so we should do it in this class!!
now at the time, "it" which really meant "discuss the consensus" sounded like "smoke pot"
so mr w:"yeah sure, under the fume hood"
so i have no more classes left
OMFG TOMOROW I HEAR FROM COLUMBIA. i think i've accepted my deferal but i would really really really love to get in. so badly. so guys cross your fingers for me. either you'll get a very happy post tomorrow night or a very depressed one replete with swear words.
my mom ordered herself an ipod nano. weird? i think so.
bye bye birdie was so cute. im glad that i went to the freer performance.
i saw gedaliah. who now has a yellow beard.
i think im done for now.
ciao
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December 4th, 2005
12:19am
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| am i paranoid or am i just |
[Tuesday
November 29th, 2005
9:14am
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so finally my application is complete. and im working on other ones. harry potter was really good but not amazing. the biggest flaw is that i want voldemort to take over and kill harry. between the movies and the books, the background given allows me to sympathize with the antihero/villain. oh well.
haha dance was fun on sunday. my stomach is killing me and i have maybe 4 classes today, i think ill leave early. i really really want some gum. i have a chem test tomorrow. thanksgiving was fun.
omg adam was fired on the apprentice!!!! no!!! the nice cute jewish boy who said he didnt have sex...so sad. well, at least he lasted taht long.
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Joy took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test! "Wants to make a favorable impression and be reward..."
Click here to read the rest of the results.
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(from jen)
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| do you have the time? |
[Sunday
November 13th, 2005
11:25pm
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i dont know whats gotten into me lately. its so not like me to pick fights with other people and actually be assertive.whats wrong with me? ive had 2 in this week. once i broke a pencil from anger. wheres the old me that never used to get angry? whats happening? everything that i stand for is crumbling so quickly. i never lose it. but i did. a little. and the worst part is both parties are too stubborn to apologize. i, for one, know that i have nothing to be sorry about. but at least i acknowledge that the second party probably believes this too about him. blech.
that i should lose a friend from a stupid argument (even though i think i hate him anyway?)goes against all my principles but yet i think i let it happen. stupid stupid joy. i dont have a plethora of friends to begin with its not like i should just go tossing them off because i dont like them. maybe thisis jst because im bored? so i start up with people? someone help me. im lostiing touch with the world...myself. its scary. and no, i am not going crazy, no i do not need to be institutionalized. just things are ticking me off more than they used to and im expressing that. why???
i just read that over and it depresses me. hope it doesnt do that to you.
if anyone saw tonights grays anatomy please comment here with the summary. for school. thanks you.
this week is hell week, idk how ill survive. 6 full tests and an interview.
chem on friday was amazing. we had a birthday party...replete with haiku, poems, improv, cake, balloons, russian and crazy stories. ie "my university experience included a general lost of pants...underwear". ha. creepy man.
anyway tomorrow is chem and history test. i am royally screwed and i mean it. someone save me from this. thanks. bye.
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| its been a long long tiiimee |
[Thursday
November 10th, 2005
11:05pm
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yearbook tensions are not cool. i was watching the apprentice and comparing it to yearbook. the two seem so similar. there are even character parallels. one being obvious. the donald is....you get it ok.
last night i had my columbia interview which went pretty well, i believe. and yes, i got a chance to whip out the "interview outfit"
he was very nice and told me how interesting i am, that he thinks ill succeed at getting in, that im not crazy, and he hopes i get in. not that it means anything, its an alum interview. but still it makes me happy.
last night i got so mad i snapped a pencil in half. i got mad over somehtiing that was just elevating in pressure. and i never get mad. im a pacifist, a calm person. but a;ljads;fkljskfaj!! right.
and my eeyes were tearing. but not cuz of the rush of anger that swept over me, but because the oven was on self clean. for six hours. do you understand that????? i couldnt open my eyes. i was typiung with my eyes closed. (maybe im doing that now ;-)). it was so painful. so i went to sleep at 10!!!! which is why im not tired now at all. wooohooo.
i had no class today. twas amazing. leesh danced for me jess and miriam lol, very very entertaining. and please if your reading this BRING BACK MONDAY MORNING BLUES.
rally yesterday was fine, pathetic that only ppl there were ramaz and westchester. and gordon reading.
seven tests next week. wtf!! im not going to live. i wish wish wish i could get in early so these grades dont count.
snippet from interview
him:"so have you done anything new this year?"
me:"yea actually i started taking dance classes"
him:"very nice. what kind? jazz, modern, ballet..."
me:uhhhhhhh (trying hard not to say middleastern or bdancing)"yeah..modern"
him:"oh wow. you gota be real coordinated to do that"
me:"um sure, definitely. right. i think i get the sense of rhythm from my musical background."
him:"wonderful."
oy.
tomorrows a chem party! woooooo! happy birthday. and if you see firetrucks around 78th street...youll know why. shhhh.
today mr holzinger asked me if i took physics. randomly. i said um no. chem is way cooler.
goodnight folks.
much love.
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| underneath the big suburban sky... |
[Wednesday
November 2nd, 2005
4:15pm
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I so tired. its crazy.
miriam is too.
Penn came to lunch today. Really, half the grade was there, I kid you not.
I made no sense whatsoever in spanish today, it was kinda funny. and this is without sudafed. but thats okay because no one really made sense, now that i think about it.
why am i ranting on lj instead of my essay? i have nooooo clue. its due midnight tomorrow.
woooo tired. maybe i inhaled some noxious fume during double chem today.
gah yearbook after school. actually, now laura ron and yitz are workin on it in the yearbook room. and apparently they dont need my help. this happened every day last year too but last year i wasnt an editor. i guess ill never be needed.
in other news, i chose columbia. i know its risky but i realized ill be happier. i know that i would have regretted not applying there...so pray for me. really. i really want to go there so badly.
y days kick ass.
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